Title Paraguay and the United States : distant allies / Frank O. Mora and Jerry W. Cooney

Published Athens : University of Georgia Press, ©2007

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 333 pages) Series The United States and the Americas United States and the Americas. Contents A troubled beginning -- A distant relationship -- War and the search for peace -- Civil war and hemispheric security, 1939-1954 -- Our man in Asunción : anticommunism, 1954-1961 -- Alliance for progress and the Ricord affair, 1962-1976 -- Human rights and "democracy by pressure," 1977-1989 -- Safeguarding democracy in Paraguay, 1989-2000 Summary Annotation Ranging from the 1840s through the early twenty-first century, this study of shared political, economic, and cultural histories fills significant gaps in our understanding of Paraguayan-U.S. relations. Frank O. Mora and Jerry W. Cooney tell how an initially rocky beginning between the two countries, marked by diplomatic posturing, shows of military force, and failed business schemes, gave way to a calmer period during which the United States backed Paraguay's territorial claims against its neighbors, prospects grew brighter for American entrepreneurs, and Paraguay embraced Pan-Americanism. It was not until the 1930s that the two countries engaged in earnest as the United States attempted to mediate the Chaco War between Paraguay and Bolivia. Then, as the authors write, "hemispheric solidarity in World War II, the cold war in Latin America, the 'balance of power' among states in the R̕o de la Plata, and the question of U.S. support for, or aid to, Latin American dictators" became matters of mutual interest. The dictatorship of Alfredo Stroessner (1954-89) spanned much of this era, and a shared attitude of realpolitik typified U.S.-Paraguayan relations during his rule. Post-Stroessner, the United States has stood by Paraguay during its transition to democracy, despite lingering concerns about such issues as drug trafficking and intellectual piracy. The countries should grow closer with time, the authors conclude, if Paraguay resists the continent's leftward political shift and remains a solid partner in U.S. antiterror initiatives in South America Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-318) and index Notes Print version record Subject Americans -- Paraguay -- History POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- International. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations -- General. HISTORY -- Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies) Americans Diplomatic relations Außenpolitik SUBJECT United States -- Foreign relations -- Paraguay Paraguay -- Foreign relations -- United States Paraguay -- History -- 19th century Paraguay -- History -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh91004815 Subject Paraguay United States Paraguay USA Genre/Form History Form Electronic book Author Cooney, Jerry W. (Jerry Wilson), 1940- author. ISBN 9780820338989 0820338982

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